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I received one last year that reeked of smoke . Took it out on a sunny day spread it out, sprayed it down with Febreze, let it dry, did it again, let it dry, sprayed it down with water. It's smell free now.Good luck.

I'm still confused how some kites I purchase smell so intensely of smoke. Do people store them in open in the room where they smoke? I personally keep my kite bags hanging from the ceiling in the garage (keeps the pack rats from eating into the kite bag). As for getting the smell out I assemble the kite, dip it in the pool and let it air dry.

Mine smell like smoke because I am a heavy smoker I store them in my room in the house inside the kite sleeve and inside a kite bag. To be honest about could come from sitting in the car going down the road and I never thought of the smoke sticking to the kites will keep it in mind from now to have an idea how to get the smell out I have no Idea cause I can not smell it

Smoked for 25 years - quit two months ago. We have lots of stuff to clean.

We're partial to liquid Cascade dishwasher soap. Not hand washing stuff like Dawn - the stuff for the machine. It cuts the oils from the smoke nicely. Mix some with water in a squirt bottle. Spray kite (or whatever). Let sit, but don't let dry, rinse. Also works for oil spots and such.

Most smokers have a huge loss of smell and taste . Therefore they never know they add the smell(stench) of smoke on the stuff they have around them. Since I've had one problem with a kite, I never buy others unless I ask. Funny thing about the kite I bought was that it was on a charity auction to raise money for a kite event. I could smell the smoke before I opened the box. All was okay after the Febreze treatment.

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